COROMANDAL NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 5, 5 March 1897, Page 3

COROMANDAL NEWS.

HIGHLY ENCOURAGING DEVELOP

MENTS,

(BY TSLEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Cokomani>kl, this day, KATHLEEN GROWN.

THE pumping engine was started yesterday by Mr Cecil Ilartridge, wheu everything was found to work satisfactorily and smoothly in the mine. Important developments are taking place in the Aignll lode. This reef is 12 inches in thickness, and has been opened up by a surface level some distance. Yesterday on breaking down some of the stone was tested, when phenomenally rich prospects of coarso gold were obtained in the di*h. This is most gratifying! and should be tho forerunnor only of still further encouraging developments. GOLDEN PAH. Yesterday in this mine t.n important find wae made. The old 80ft level, which was worked some years ago, and trom which several email bub rich crushings were obtained, had been cleared out and refcimbered by the Golden Pah Company-, and driving had since been proceeding on the leader, and recently on tho floor of tho level The stone has commenced to show strong dabs and blotches of gold. 'This will be systematically exploited. BLAGKOVE'S FREEHOLD.

In the old surface winzo on the roef which has been connected with the low evel in the shaft by a rise pro^psciing works are proceeding preparatory to opening out, with good result?. Stono from the reef gives r.ch prospects is the dish, while strong colours of coarse gold are seen throughout.